Ellsworth Public Schools

Summary:

The Ellsworth Public Schools district in Maine consists of two schools: Ellsworth Elementary-Middle School and Ellsworth High School. The data shows that Ellsworth High School is the standout school in the district, with a higher statewide ranking and graduation rate compared to Ellsworth Elementary-Middle School.

Ellsworth High School has a 4-star rating out of 5 for the 2024-2025 school year, while Ellsworth Elementary-Middle School has a 2-star rating. Additionally, Ellsworth High School has a higher graduation rate of 87.8% for the 2023-2024 school year. In terms of academic performance, Ellsworth Elementary-Middle School outperformed the district and state averages in English Language Arts proficiency, but underperformed in Mathematics and Science. Conversely, Ellsworth High School outperformed the district and state averages in Mathematics proficiency.

Both schools had a chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% for the 2023-2024 school year, which is higher than the state average. Ellsworth Elementary-Middle School had a higher percentage of free and reduced lunch recipients at 44.62% compared to Ellsworth High School at 33.21% for the same school year. Ellsworth Elementary-Middle School also had a lower student-teacher ratio of 10.9 compared to Ellsworth High School's ratio of 12.4.

District Detail

66 Main Street
Ellsworth, ME 04605

(207) 664-7100

SchoolDigger Rank:
77^th of 176 Maine districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,261

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MEA English Language Arts (2025)	MEA Mathematics (2025)	MEA Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MEA English Language Arts All Grades	MEA Mathematics All Grades	MEA Science All Grades	Total
Hancock County Technical Center	Public		112 Boggy Brook Road	Ellsworth	04605	Hancock County	Ellsworth Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 667-9729	0	11	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)				$15,450
Ellsworth High School	Public	9-12	24 Lejok Street	Ellsworth	04605	Hancock County	Ellsworth Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 667-4722	521	41	12.6	45.9%	446 (85.6%)	13 (2.5%)	17 (3.3%)	6 (1.2%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	31 (6.0%)	54.2	32^nd of 119 public high schools	73.1%		51.3	41^st of 121 public high schools	66.1%	9	64.6	54.1	37.1	$19,820
Ellsworth Elementary-Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	20 Forrest Avenue	Ellsworth	04605	Hancock County	Ellsworth Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 667-6241	740	70	10.6	55.5%	625 (84.5%)	22 (3.0%)	29 (3.9%)	17 (2.3%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (5.0%)	47.1	177^th of 289 public elementary schools	38.8%		41.4	195^th of 288 public elementary schools	32.3%	18	66.7	43.8	37.7	$22,473

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Maine Department of Education.

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Ellsworth Public Schools

District Detail

Ellsworth High School

Ellsworth Elementary-Middle School

Hancock County Technical Center

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